Insurrection at Gorilla Coffee
We’d originally relegated this story to the Daily Links post, but it’s too good not to have its own post…Apparently one of the owners of the popular coffee spot Gorilla Coffee at 97 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope rubbed the employees the wrong way so they all banded together and quit en masse, throwing the…

We’d originally relegated this story to the Daily Links post, but it’s too good not to have its own post…Apparently one of the owners of the popular coffee spot Gorilla Coffee at 97 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope rubbed the employees the wrong way so they all banded together and quit en masse, throwing the Park Slope ecosystem into disequilibrium. Evidently there are all sorts of signs posted out front with a running he-said-she-said account of the problem. From a reader: “My husband said there was line outside the door of people just freaking out and totally in crisis over the lack of coffee. I have a feeling he was one of them because I was on the other line when he called to tell me this, and he told my secretary that it was an emergency.” We also hear that Gorilla addicts have been depleting supplies at neighboring stores to ride out the current crisis. We’d be mighty appreciative if someone could send in some photos of the storefront and posted screeds…
Entire Staff Quits Gorilla Coffee in Slope [Brooklyn Paper]
Photo by bean_weaver
Oops, sorry wasder and dibs. Was crafting mine while yours hit.
Tyne Daly might be a good actress for Carol.
quote:
Some barista drip comes along and can’t take abuse from a lesbian bigger than he is
::spits iced coffee on screen::
*rob*
“Silence of the Lattes”
Biff, working at Gorilla got to be such a grind. Boss couldn’t filter her contempt for the staff. No compassion, and cheap — a real bean counter. Worker discontent had been percolating for weeks. I hear this story has even been reported in the French press.
“WE need Biff to filter his coffee puns or this whole thread will become a grind.”
Sounds like I’m being roasted!
This place is steeped in tradition. Some barista drip comes along and can’t take abuse from a lesbian bigger than he is and the whole thing percolates through the organization. There’s always a right and wrong blend of management style.
Well, if Darlene wasn’t feeling beat up before, she is now.
how about:
Gorillas in the Capuccino Mist